Have you ever had a cold? I mean, really had a cold? Of course you have. Well, at least, you probably have. Most of us have, if not all. I think. I’m pretty sure of it. Yes. Who knows…you may even have one now. If so, so sorry to hear that. As I write this, I have a cold. An unpleasant, annoying, frustratingly rip-roaring cold. The fact of the matter is that I dot a toad and I’m all tuffed up (translation, if absolutely necessary: “I...
Read MoreLet’s talk about cloaks. Yes, cloaks. You know, those long-and-dramatic-yet-epically-useful creations of heavy fabric. I’m here to tell you that cloaks are awesome. “Why so awesome?” you may ask. Go ahead and ask…I’ll wait. I’ve waited long enough. Let me just go ahead and tell you why. Cloaks are awesome because they are. Imagine this: You walk into a room. No, scratch that—you glide into a room. Your cloak billows behind you and you...
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself thinking about how tired you are? I do. In fact, I think about it a lot. Maybe too much. In fact, I realized something the other day, and maybe you’ve realized it yourself: The more you think about being tired, the more tired you become. In fact, I wholeheartedly believe that tiredness begets tiredness. (And I use the word “begets” because I just don’t get to use it often enough, plus it sounds like...
Read MoreI like flying wagons. I genuinely like them. I like them because they haven’t been invented yet. I like things that haven’t been invented yet because then I get to think about inventing them and especially the fact that I may be the first or even only one who has ever thought of them, ever, not that that matters, really, but it matters to me. Really. For example: Flying Wagon—I start with that because of course one should be invented....
Read MoreWords are interesting. At least many of them are. Some, anyway. Quite a few, actually. And it’s fun to have fun with them, if you know how. Take, for example, the word “words.” If you read it forward, obviously the word is “words.” We all know that. But, if you read it backward, the word is “sdrow,” which is not an actual word as far as I know, although it should be. (I don’t know 100% why, because it is not exactly comfortable for...
Read MoreI have a friend. Believe it or not. And believe this or not… her name is April. I know. Can you imagine? I guess December and February were taken. Ha! Seriously, though, I’m kidding. Everyone deserves to have their own name of choice (even if it is April). So, seriously, though, of course you would expect with a name like that you are going to get teased at least during a certain month of the year. Let me guess which one…...
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